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The Graveyard Shift Welcome to the Graveyard Shift! We’re a dedicated group of volunteers passionate about restoring dignity to overgrown graves.

Currently, we’re focused on tidying up two beautiful cemeteries: St John’s in Upper Hutt and Taita Cemetery in Lower Hutt.

23/10/2026

We're working in an area with gum trees which means removing lots of shedded bark and seeds.

This little laneway was tackled over two tidy sessions. The first session saw Selina and Harry tidying things up, then Anita and Gemma took it on at the next sesh.

21/10/2026

Look at us go! Every grave tidied is a name remembered. Thanks you all our volunteers for the work you do.

And thanks Westpac NZ for supporting us along the way ❤️

Our Plant Sale is only weeks away!
18/10/2026

Our Plant Sale is only weeks away!

13/10/2026

Chef's kiss 😘

We're at Taitā Cemetery on the second Saturday of each month. See you there.

11/10/2026

These three little graves were tucked away in the bush. One of them looked like it had a visitor who'd come. The other two were slowly becoming overgrown and lost to nature. A little bit of time and TLC from Ross and Paul and they're now easy to access and be seen again.

Mammoth effort today!! A lot of green waste removed of the graves and onto the Downer's truck to take away. And even bet...
10/10/2026

Mammoth effort today!! A lot of green waste removed of the graves and onto the Downer's truck to take away. And even better - at least six children graves uncovered. Before and afters coming soon 😄

We’re back at Taitā this Saturday! The weather is looking like it might be a bit overcast, with a high of 20 degrees. Fe...
05/10/2026

We’re back at Taitā this Saturday! The weather is looking like it might be a bit overcast, with a high of 20 degrees. Feels like Spring is here!!

Come for an hour or stay for all three. No experience needed. We’ll provide the tools, safety gear and the usual banter.

And of course, we’ll finish with our shared morning tea at 12pm. We’ve got a lot of oranges at the moment, so there may be an experimental orange cake or slice making an appearance. No promises of Great British Bake Off standards, but we’re feeling optimistic. Terrible news to add - Selina (one of our bakers) is away on holiday in Perth, so no hot scones this time around. And probably no muffins either :(

We’ll keep an eye on the weather this week and confirm which area we’re tackling closer to Saturday.

📍 Taitā Cemetery, Old Monumental Section
🕘 Saturday, 10 October, 9am to 12pm
☕ Shared morning tea at 12pm

Address

836 Fergusson Drive
Upper Hutt
5140

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